On Fri. 31 Oct 1941 German submarine U-552 attacked Allied convoy HX-1.....

German submarine U-552 attacked Allied convoy HX-156 725 miles west of Iceland at 0834 hours, sinking American destroyer USS Reuben James (115 killed, 45 survived); USS Reuben James was the first American warship lost in the Atlantic Ocean in WW2.

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